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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, May 18
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
314 head
494 vs last sale 808 227 vs year ago 541 · 42.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
84 vs last sale 146 43 vs year ago 105 · 41.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
93 vs last sale 118 25 vs year ago 50 · 50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, over 500 lb were mostly 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold steady , over 500 lb were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Supply was light due to heavy rainfall in the area, demand was strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.43/cwt on 109 head.
Average price
$129.43
109 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$628
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$114
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.72
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1489132.6764951
Medium and Large 2466128.8860049
Medium and Large 1-2654124.008114thin
Medium and Large 3505106.015355thin
One grade step is worth $26.67/cwt here — about $114 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale109 hd
129.43
AR average10 barns · 1,675 hd
136.14
−6.72
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,74686.981,51810
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11764.4472011
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,61063.811,0274thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average94754.5751713

Every lot, as filed

93 lots · USDA AMS · Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC - Searcy, AR
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed379133.70/cwt132.50–135.005074
BullsMedium and Large 1366162.83/cwt149.00–172.505964
BullsMedium and Large 1680125.00/cwt125.00–125.008501
SteersMedium and Large 1475161.41/cwt155.00–168.007674
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed335190.00/cwt190.00–190.006372
HeifersMedium and Large 1290166.61/cwt165.00–170.004833
HeifersMedium and Large 2523121.91/cwt110.00–127.006389
SteersMedium and Large 1375170.37/cwt161.00–187.506396
SteersMedium and Large 1277202.45/cwt195.00–212.505615
SteersMedium and Large 1605148.00/cwt148.00–148.008952
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy410124.00/cwt124.00–124.005081
HeifersMedium and Large 1328143.14/cwt135.00–150.004694
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2654124.00/cwt124.00–124.008114
SteersMedium and Large 1755124.00/cwt124.00–124.009361
SteersMedium and Large 1513151.43/cwt147.00–160.007773
SteersMedium and Large 1330185.57/cwt170.00–197.506123
BullsMedium and Large 1625128.94/cwt127.00–132.008063
HeifersMedium and Large 1578126.16/cwt123.00–127.007296
BullsMedium and Large 1440152.23/cwt145.00–154.006709
BullsMedium and Large 1585135.00/cwt135.00–135.007901
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy423121.02/cwt120.00–123.005123
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
HeifersMedium and Large 1365147.50/cwt147.50–147.505384
HeifersMedium and Large 1230180.00/cwt180.00–180.004141
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy441135.00/cwt135.00–135.005955
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1171,073.88/cwt925.00–1,200.0011,9953
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,05566.67/cwt58.00–78.007034
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-282862.95/cwt56.00–71.005215
BullsMedium and Large 1523144.66/cwt141.00–147.007573
SteersMedium and Large 1685143.24/cwt143.00–144.009814
SteersMedium and Large 1735135.00/cwt135.00–135.009921
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2900825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,4251
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy520127.50/cwt120.00–135.006632
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy485129.00/cwt129.00–129.006261
SteersMedium and Large 1582151.00/cwt151.00–151.0087912
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy800109.00/cwt109.00–109.008721
HeifersMedium and Large 1624122.00/cwt118.00–128.007615
HeifersMedium and Large 1657123.26/cwt121.00–124.008107
SteersMedium and Large 1425171.36/cwt170.00–174.007283
HeifersMedium and Large 1474128.99/cwt125.00–132.006114
CowsLean 85-90%93855.10/cwt51.00–58.005176
CowsLean 85-90%98529.00/cwt29.00–29.002861
CowsLean 85-90%73545.00/cwt45.00–45.003311
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61063.81/cwt60.00–71.001,0274
Bulls1,66982.61/cwt74.00–86.001,3796
Bulls1,86193.53/cwt91.00–96.001,7414
HeifersMedium and Large 3415103.52/cwt97.50–110.004302
HeifersMedium and Large 3535115.00/cwt115.00–115.006151
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2720600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,3201
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2890860.00/cwt860.00–860.007,6541
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2915550.00/cwt550.00–550.005,0331
CowsLean 85-90%1,03062.45/cwt60.00–64.006434
SteersMedium and Large 2330157.46/cwt155.00–160.005202
HeifersMedium and Large 2400137.50/cwt137.50–137.505502
HeifersMedium and Large 2570112.60/cwt107.00–118.006422
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12965.08/cwt60.00–70.0073510
CowsBoner 80-85%99558.00/cwt58.00–58.005771
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight84055.00/cwt55.00–55.004621
HeifersMedium and Large 2368135.10/cwt130.00–140.004974
BullsMedium and Large 2355142.50/cwt142.50–142.505061
HeifersMedium and Large 2615112.50/cwt112.50–112.506921
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2981697.03/cwt510.00–800.006,8384
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29751,292.31/cwt1,100.00–1,475.0012,6002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-276072.00/cwt72.00–72.005471
HeifersMedium and Large 2720111.00/cwt111.00–111.007991
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed489127.14/cwt125.00–130.006227
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed625122.00/cwt122.00–122.007634
BullsMedium and Large 2813100.00/cwt100.00–100.008133
HeifersMedium and Large 3610104.00/cwt104.00–104.006341
HeifersMedium and Large 3550104.00/cwt104.00–104.005721
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed275170.00/cwt170.00–170.004682
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415132.81/cwt128.00–135.0055110
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425153.00/cwt153.00–153.006502
BullsMedium and Large 3440115.00/cwt115.00–115.005061
BullsMedium and Large 2523129.89/cwt120.00–135.006793
SteersMedium and Large 2558138.48/cwt137.00–140.007734
BullsMedium and Large 2705103.00/cwt103.00–103.007261
BullsMedium and Large 2435141.74/cwt135.00–145.006173
BullsMedium and Large 2310152.50/cwt152.50–152.504731
HeifersMedium and Large 2330130.00/cwt130.00–130.004291
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed395157.00/cwt157.00–157.006201
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300160.00/cwt160.00–160.004801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2553135.00/cwt135.00–135.007474
BullsMedium and Large 1-2408159.00/cwt159.00–159.006493
HeifersMedium and Large 1412137.90/cwt134.00–147.505685
HeifersMedium and Large 2485119.00/cwt119.00–119.005771
BullsMedium and Large 2568122.89/cwt110.00–135.006982
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed490150.00/cwt150.00–150.007351
BullsMedium and Large 1310178.00/cwt178.00–178.005521
BullsMedium and Large 1483152.73/cwt150.00–154.0073810
HeifersMedium and Large 1524125.71/cwt122.00–131.006598
SteersMedium and Large 2475147.50/cwt147.50–147.507012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500141.00/cwt141.00–141.007053

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.